A Circle of Comfort, A Circle of Feast©️🦋 by Felina Silver (copyright 2025)

What are your favorite types of foods?

My favorite foods are charms I keep,

for waking hours and for sleep.

They come to me like whispered runes,

softly sung beneath the moon.

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Fruits are faerie-offerings, bright,

not too sweet, never bitter’s bite.

Each one a jewel from orchard skies,

a secret spell the earth supplies.

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Coconut, a riddle rare,

I’ll taste its flesh with tender care.

But in the cup it hides its song,

except in Bai, where it belongs.

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Tofu—an alchemist’s dream,

shifting shapes in a silver stream.

It listens, learns, and wears the guise

of every herb the cook supplies.

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Most days I walk the gardened land,

with leafy treasures in my hand.

Yet when my spirit needs the sea,

salmon and shrimp swim home to me.

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Vegetables—sorcerers all,

green wands that answer nature’s call.

Each one a rune, a sacred sign,

their colors glow, their powers align.

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But beware the curse of heavy hand,

too much salt, or spice unplanned—

the magic breaks, the spell turns thin,

and harmony won’t settle in.

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So I dine where moonlight weaves,

among the roots, the fruits, the leaves.

By earth and water, flame and air,

I call forth comfort everywhere.

With every bite, the circle’s whole—

a feast that nourishes my soul.